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Even a person with an undetectable viral load has HIV in their blood - and when a large enough amount of blood is infused directly into another person's circulatory system, HIV transmission will possibly occur. Features The Federal Drug Administration recently proposed changes to blood donation policy to replace the deferral for sexually active gay and bisexual men with an individual risk assessment applied to all potential blood donors regardless of sexual orientation or gender. Almost simultaneously, HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS and, shortly thereafter, scientists developed the first test to detect HIV antibodies in blood. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on various court rulings concerning gay rights in the U.S. Effect of the U.S. Supreme Court sodomy case Lawrence v. Texas on other cases; Reasons for why the 11th U.S. circuit court of appeals ruled that gay men and lesbians in Florida could not adopt children; Sentence given by a Kansas state appeals court to Matthew R. Limon for having consensual oral sex with a male minor. INSETS: KANSAS V. MATTHEW LIMON;COMMONWEALTH V. SINGSON;LOFTON V. KEARNY.

The article presents an interview with sex educator Alison Ash and professional dominatrix Mina McQueen. Among the issues they discussed include their mission to help women find sexual empowerment, their workshops that add another perspective on the proper cunnilingus, and how a woman can reach climax during oral sex.

In this article the author discusses gay pornography and his wish that it was sexier. Topics include the author's criticism of the way various sex acts are performed, such as oral sex, the proliferation of homemade pornographic films on erotic video sharing website XTube, and comments from "Paper" magazine's editorial director Mickey Boardman on plots in gay pornography.

Presents an expert's replies to queries about AIDS. Dangers of unprotected oral sex; Man diagnosed as having porphyria cutanea tarda symptomatica and who tested positive for HIV; HIV-negative man contemplating a date with an HIV-positive man.

Focuses on the debate between scientists and community groups over the risk of oral transmission of HIV viruses. Characteristics of a pharmacological agent; Definition of low-risk transmission.

Reports on the Superior Court trials of Dave Glascock, Pat Rocco and others for conspiracy to commit oral copulation and sodomy in connection with allegedly obscene films in California. California statutes cited in the case by attorney deputy Louis Ito; Defense by attorneys of the Stanley Fleishman firm.

Discusses lesbians' risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Absence of specific research on how well membranes protect women during sex with women; HIV risk among lesbians; Importance of the use of latex barrier during sex.

Responds to questions concerning AIDS. Availability of a home test for HIV infections; Information about oral sex and its link to HIV infections; Safe sex practices for gays.

Reports on the arrest of a number of persons on felony charges of oral copulation after the police has raided the Regency Club Baths in Los Angeles, California. Identification of the arrested people as patrons of the club; Details of the raid operation of the police; Charges of lewd act.

Reports that U.S. District Judge Albert C. Wollenberg has rejected counter-arguments on the constitutionality of California's laws against oral and anal copulation. Infringement on the marital privacy of the heterosexual couple; Arrest of men committing oral copulation in public; Dispute whether Texas filed its jurisdictional brief with the high court and a subsequent plea from McCluskey for dismissal of the state's suit.

Reports on a demurrer filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California on October 8, 1969 which challenges the California Penal Code's section 288a, which makes oral copulation a felony. Arguments given by attorney Walter Culpepper in support of the demurrer; Demonstration by pastor Troy Perry to support the demurrer.

The article presents an overview of a global increase which has been seen in the incidence of oral cancer and of research which has found that as many as 60% of the cases of cancer of the mouth and pharynx may be caused by papillomaviruses that are contracted through oral sex. A discussion of the symptoms of oral cancer, and of a Gardasil vaccination which vaccinates against the four most common strains of the human papillomavirus, is presented.

Several short articles about personal health are presented. In an examination of 25 HIV-negative gay men in serodiscordant relationships, researchers in Sweden found that thirteen developed an antibody in their saliva that protects them from contracting the virus orally. Concerns related to a stated overdiagnosis of adult attention deficit disorder (ADD) among LGBT individuals are discussed. The benefits of reducing cigarette smoking versus quitting completely are also examined.

Gives pieces of advice regarding GLBT relationships. Advice on sexual fidelity in a relationship; Tips on dealing with a friend who is HIV-positive; Advice on oral sex and masturbation among gay men.

Offers advice for several gay- and lesbian-related issues. Recommended Web site for closeted gays, who want to find other gay men within a community; Tips for addressing fear of oral sex; Information on the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, an organization that helps employees who experienced discrimination in work.

If you're a sexually active gay man, the need to ask about a partner's HIV status may be more important than you realize. Of the HIV-positive gay and bisexual men interviewed for a recent study, 42% said that with recent sex partners they had not disclosed their HIV-positive status. About two thirds of those seemed to explain their nondisclosure by saying that they'd had only oral sex or worn a condom— thus decreasing the likelihood of HIV transmission.

Reports health-related developments affecting gays in the United States as of September 25, 2001. Risk of contracting HIV through oral sex; Increase in syphilis cases in gay neighborhoods across the country; Challenge awaiting White House Office of National AIDS Policy director, Scott Exertz.

Presents news reports of interest to the gay community in California as of November 11, 1989. San Francisco health department's documentation of two cases in which gay men were exposed to HIV through oral sex; Internal investigation launched by a Sacramento medical laboratory into an incident in which three people where falsely informed that they had tested positive for HIV.

Answers a query about dental dams and AIDS. Oral transmission of AIDS viruses; Use of dental dams by lesbians.

Discusses oral sex as an alternative to anal sex to prevents AIDS. Study showing that the antiviral activity of saliva has a major role in the oral defense against AIDS; Low risk for oral transmission of HIV.

Reports on the author's discussion with a friend regarding fellatio. Gay man's capability for oral sex compared to a woman's; Reason for his ability to please; Possibility that it is a genetically acquired skill.

Answers various questions relating to homosexuality. Query of a straight male who receives a blow job from a gay man whether he should wear condoms; Hostility experienced by a gay man from kin of his lover who was hospitalized due to pneumocystis pneumonia.

Reports that two men caught engaging in oral sex at a highway rest stop in Georgia have been convicted of sodomy in August 1986. Case background.

Cites the key findings of a Canadian study on the role of oral sex in the transmission of the AIDS virus. Key issues of interest; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications on the homosexual community.

The Locker Room Health Club, having been raided by police and sued by Fulton County officials, has settled its case out of court by agreeing to forbid illegal sexual activities from taking place in the facility. The Looker Room's agreement to prohibit sodomy, which under Georgia law, includes oral and anal sex, is detailed in a consent order signed by the club prior to a scheduled preliminary hearing. The hearing could have resulted in an injunction ordering the facility closed. The Locker Room is to install windows in doors to private areas, post signs stating that sodomy is a crime and allow police patrols of the bathhouse.

Reports on the case of Michael Hardwick, a gay man arrested for engaging in oral sex in his own bedroom in Atlanta, Georgia.

Reports on a Maryland court's decision to uphold the state's perverted practice statute in a case against two teenage boys, which declares that oral sex is a crime. Provisions of the state's perverted practice statute.

Presents a question and answer advisory on problems faced by gays. Solution to problems faced during fellatio; Information on the procedure and cost of cosmetic surgery to replace testicles.

Presents advice on the problems of gay people. Worries that the enjoyment in oral sex might affect hypertension; Inability to climax in the normal homosexual manners; Concern that the parents will throw out the will leaving the property of a gay to his lover.

Presents a questions and answers advisory on various issues related to gays. Risks involved in having oral sex after having anal sex; Solution to the problem of a gay couple who do not want to have a circle of friends.

Presents a question and answer advisory on homosexuality. Transmission of venereal disease through oral sex; Ways on how to convey sexual feelings to a gay friend; Problems with gay Spanish friends.

Reports that Superior Court Judge Verne O. Warner of San Diego, California has dismissed the cases of five men arrested in the restrooms of the May Co. Department Store. Arrest for alleged oral copulation.

Reports on efforts to convince California assemblyman John Foran to introduce legislation to abolish state statutes making oral copulation and sodomy criminal acts. Legislative package submitted to Foran by attorney B.J. Beckwith that includes a draft of legislation to amend the Unruh Civil Rights Act and add sexual orientation among the discrimination prohibitions; Foran' disposition towards the proposals.

Reports on a decision by California's Second District Court of Appeals which indicated that the penal code section outlawing oral copulation between consenting adults in private, whether they are gay or straight, may be unconstitutional. Indictment of eight people on charges of conspiring to commit oral copulation; Superior Court Judge George M. Dell's dismissal of the case; Court of Appeal's reversal of Dell's decision.

Tom Kranz, California Assembly candidate, has become the target of hate mailing, sparked by his support for the gay and lesbian community. A flyer falsely accused Kranz of supporting a bill for legal oral copulation between the same sex in public. Kranz has reported to issue to the city attorney's office and his own people are investigating it. Kranz is one of seven Democrats seeking his election to the 45th District which is dominated by gays. Kranz is worried that the incident may be a prelude to discredit him in future.

Two cases filed by David Lovestedt, Hollywood vice officer, alleging two movie companies, Kingmark Productions and Jaguar Productions, for their involvement in a conspiracy behind oral copulation, has been dismissed due to lack of evidence. Eric Jeremiah Murphy alias Tom Pepin, the informer in two cases, testified that it was his own experience that oral copulation and sodomy took place in movies of these companies. The footage of the film was shown in the courtroom, but no sexual act was depicted in it. Lovestedt maintains that he had received a phone call from Murphy about the oral copulation scene, but had not witnessed it. This is why the case formed was about a conspiracy to screen oral copulation.

Reports on a study showing the AIDS risk of unprotected oral sex. Infection of six out of seven rhesus monkeys in the experiment by dabbing the simian virus on the backs of their mouths.

Presents information on topics relating to health care in the United States. Information on the number of drugs that the Food and Drug Administration have quickly approved; What the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association said on the safety of oral sex between males; Findings of study on the relation of stress to breast cancer.

Focuses on oral sex as a method of transmission of the HIV virus. Skewing of studies on oral transmission; Masking effect in the research; Enrolling seronegative men in the studies.

Answers questions from gays and lsebians. Question on oral sex; Anal sex; Female-to-male transvestites. INSET: Special Section.

Reports that a Superior Court judge in San Diego, California, has ruled in 1973 that California's felony statute on oral copulation is inappropriate when applied to consenting adults either in public or private. Details of the court ruling; Legal precedents; Implications on the gay community.

Judge Charles H. Older, Los Angeles, California has strengthened a growing list of legal challenges to California's felony sex laws by accepting a defense attorney's argument that oral copulation statute 288a is unconstitutional. The Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued no written opinion in upholding the 288a challenge on January 31, 1973. He simply dismissed oral copulation charges against two young men arrested outside a restroom in Arroyo Seco Park on October 13, 1972. The last ruling against 288a came in the court of Superior judge George E. Dell on September 11, 1972.

Presents a question and answer advisory related to homosexuality. Transmission of sexually transmitted disease through oral intercourse; Difficulties experienced by a clinically diagnosed transsexual undergoing endocrine therapy; Search of a black gay man for a white lover.

Reports on the rejection of request by Los Angeles County court for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of California felony laws forbidding oral and anal copulation.

Reports on the postponement of oral arguments of a lawsuit for an injunction against the enforcement of various sex laws, including those against oral and anal intercourse, in Los Angeles, California.

Reports on the dismissal of charges against a man caught having oral intercourse in the public toilet of May Co. department store in Los Angeles, California. Criticism made by Superior Court Judge E. Talbot Callister on the conduct of plainclothes policemen gathering the evidence; Citation of violating the privacy of persons using public facility; Controversy over the removal of doors to the toilet stalls of the department store.

Reports that will of California Court of Appeal in rejecting the constitutional challenge of State Penal Code (Section 288a) pertaining to the conviction of gay Eugene Bruce Crawford on oral copulation charges. Decision written by Justice Mildred L. Lillie; Prohibition of homosexual practices; Rejection of the privacy issue.

Presents letters related to gays in New York City. Inquiry of a gay about oral sex; Question on where to find a medical doctor that performs sex change; Query on relationships between gays.

Discusses the status of Assembly Bill 743, the proposal to repeal California's law against sodomy and oral copulation in 1975.